South Korea booked their place in the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals on Monday

South Korea booked their place in the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals on Monday

 Yuichi YAMAZAKI

South Korea squeezed into the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals by the finest of margins after a nerve-jangling 7-2 win over Australia on Monday to finish as Pool C runners-up.

The Koreans needed to win by five clear runs at the Tokyo Dome to advance ahead of Australia and Taiwan and they were staring elimination in the face until they scored the crucial run in the ninth inning.

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